Our Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Professional Standards Officer Fiona Ballantine Dykes says she鈥檚 honoured to have received the British Psychoanalytic Council鈥檚 (BPC) award for Outstanding Professional Leadership award.

Fiona was presented with the award at BPC鈥檚 annual Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Now (PPNow) conference on Saturday 12 November.

The award recognises her role in bringing together and working with partner organisations, professional bodies and stakeholders on SCoPEd and in agreeing shared standards for the benefit of members, the wider profession and with the aim of making therapy more available to clients.聽 Working together has had a positive impact on how profession is perceived and opened new conversations and opportunities.

Building relationships

Fiona said: 鈥淚 feel very honoured to have been recognised by the BPC with this professional leadership award.

鈥淏uilding relationships, breaking down barriers and working towards consensus is challenging but immensely rewarding 鈥� and it鈥檚 important for the credibility of the counselling professions.

鈥淭here are many kinds of leadership but I hope what I鈥檝e offered is a way of leading that builds trust and confidence and meets people where they are, recognising differences and acknowledging past hurts, rather than standing out in front.

鈥淪o for that reason I want to thank everyone who has engaged, contributed and supported the commitment to working together.鈥�